“Our farming business is about to collapse due to erosion, our roads are bad as a result of the emergency. It is difficult to find a vehicle to convey sick people to the hospital in the town, they run into complications and die on the way most of the time”, Sufiyanu laments.
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Some environmental experts in Abuja on Sunday urged Nigerians to restore forest habitats in their homes, to mitigate the current heatwave from climate change.
A Rivers-based advocacy group, the Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, has urged the Rivers Government to implement the National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change.
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The Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Epidemiology in Nasarawa, Dr Ishaku Akyala, has highlighted the impact of…
China’s energy sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by 5.2% in 2023, meaning a record fall of 4-6% is needed…
Students in Sokoto face difficulties due to intense heat from the sun, with health implications highlighted by healthcare professionals.
ASHENEWS reports that the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, people living in poverty, and older populations.
The UN weather agency, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), says February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres.
“We used to harvest enough for the year,” Nazir recalls, wiping the sweat from his brow. “But now, the desert is taking everything. We cannot even grow enough to eat, let alone sell.”